CMS adjusted payments under OPPS and Inpatient Prospective Payment System (IPPS) to include the additional costs of domestically manufactured, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)-approved surgical N95 respirators, effective Jan. 1, 2023. CMS will categorize all...
CMS proposes to add three services to the inpatient-only list, which includes services that should only be performed inpatient due to their complexity and the level of post-operative care required (CPT codes 0894T, 0895T and 0896T). Partial Hospitalization Services CMS proposes updates to ...
On the other hand, CMS has also proposed the elimination of the inpatient only (IPO) list, which would potentially limit future procedural migration from hospital campuses to ambulatory surgery settings. The following list provides key facts and trends to consider pertaining to...